USD

USD: The U.S. economic calendar is moderately active this coming week, featuring the FOMC Meeting Minutes on Wednesday. Monday starts the week’s highlights off with ISM Non- Manufacturing PMI (56.5), and Tuesday’s key events include the Trade Balance (-42.8B) and JOLTS Job Openings (5.30M). Wednesday then offers Crude Oil Inventories (2.4M), the FOMC Meeting Minutes, and a speech by FOMC Member Williams, while Thursday features Weekly Initial Jobless Claims (277K) and a speech by FOMC Member Brainard. The week’s important events conclude on Friday with a speech by Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

AUD

AUD: The Australian economic calendar is fairly busy this coming week, featuring the RBA’s Cash Rate Decision on Tuesday. Monday starts the week’s highlights off with ANZ Job Advertisements (0.0%), and Tuesday’s key events include the RBA’s Cash Rate Decision (unchanged at 2.00%) and the RBA Rate Statement. Wednesday then offers little of note, while Thursday features the Employment Change (0.1K) and Unemployment Rate (6.1%). Friday’s important data then concludes the week with Home Loans (-2.8%). Resistance for AUD/USD is seen at 0.7737/92, 0.7642/82 and 0.7532/0.7603, with support noted at 0.7472, 0.7271 and 0.7016.

NZD

NZD: The New Zealand economic calendar is quiet this coming week, only featuring the NZIER Business Confidence survey (last 23) on Monday. The chart for NZD/USD shows resistance at 0.6922/41, 0.6805/77 and 0.6681. On the downside, technical support is expected at 0.6639/44 and 0.6557/71.

GBP

GBP: The UK economic calendar is quite active this coming week, featuring the Annual Budget Release on Wednesday. Monday is quiet, so Tuesday starts the week’s highlights off with the Halifax HPI (8th-9th), Manufacturing Production (0.2%) and the NIESR GDP Estimate (0.6%). Wednesday’s key events then include the Annual Budget Release, while Thursday features the BOE’s Official Bank Rate Decision (unchanged at 0.50%), the Asset Purchase Facility (375B) and the tentatively scheduled MPC Rate Statement. Friday’s important data then concludes the week with the Trade Balance (-9.7B). Resistance to the topside for GBP/USD shows at 1.5597, 1.5666/97 and 1.5766/69, while support for the pair is expected at 1.5315/51 and 1.5446/1.5530.

EUR

EUR: The Eurozone economic calendar is less active than normal this coming week, but it features the very important Greek Bailout Vote on Sunday that is presently expected to result in a “no” vote. Monday’s highlights include German Factory Orders (0.0%), the EZ Retail PMI survey (51.4) and Sentix Investor Confidence (15.6), and Tuesday’s key events include German Industrial Production (0.1%). Wednesday then offers little of note, while Thursday features the German Trade Balance (20.6B). Friday’s important data then concludes the week with French Industrial Production (0.5%) and Italian Industrial Production (0.3%). Resistance for EUR/USD is seen at 1.1379/91, 1.1207/89 and 1.1035/1.1150, with support showing at 1.0954/69, 1.0818/99 and 1.0712.

JPY

CAD

CAD: The Canadian economic calendar is busy this coming week, featuring key jobs data on Friday. Monday starts the week’s highlights off with the Ivey PMI survey (56.2) and the BOC Business Outlook Survey, and Tuesday’s key events include the Trade Balance (-2.5B). Wednesday then offers Building Permits (11.6%), while Thursday features NHPI (0.2%). Friday’s important data then concludes the week with the Employment Change (-4.5K) and the Unemployment Rate (6.9%). Resistance for USD/CAD is seen at 1.2822/34, 1.2783 and 1.2632/65, while support shows at 1.2537/1.2562, 1.2387/1.2422 and 1.2304.